Season 1 · Episode 14

Christmas at Plum Creek

Season
Season 1
Episode
14 (14 overall)
First aired
December 25, 1974
Network
NBC

Who’s in it: Caroline IngallsLauraCarrieNels OlesonNellie

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What happens

Christmas is coming and money is short, so every member of the family secretly works to afford a present for someone else. Laura sets her heart on buying Ma a new stove, and makes a painful trade to do it: she sells her beloved pony, Bunny, to Nels Oleson for Nellie.

On Christmas morning the gifts are revealed one by one, each a little sacrifice. Little Carrie's simple gift turns out to carry the biggest meaning. A holiday classic and one of fans' favorite episodes.

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